Clear ice maker

a clear, ice maker technology, applied in the field of ice makers, can solve the problems of cloudy appearance of ice cubes, undesirable taste and appearance, and high cost of inclusion in consumer refrigerators and other appliances

a clear, ice maker technology, applied in the field of ice makers, can solve the problems of cloudy appearance of ice cubes, undesirable taste and appearance, and high cost of inclusion in consumer refrigerators and other appliances

US20170045280A1Active Publication Date: 2017-02-16WHIRLPOOL CORP
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[0052]For purposes of description herein, the terms “upper,”“lower,”“right,”“left,”“rear,”“front,”“vertical,”“horizontal,” and derivates thereof shall relate to the ice maker assembly 52, 210 as oriented in FIG. 2 unless stated otherwise. However, it is to be understood that the ice maker assembly may assume various alternative orientations, except where expressly specified to the contrary. It is also to be understood that the specific devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in the following specification are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Hence, specific dimensions and other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting, unless the claims expressly state otherwise.

[0053]Referring initially to FIGS. 1-2, there is generally shown a refrigerator 50, which includes an ice maker 52 contained within an ice maker housing 54 inside the refri...

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Abstract

An ice making tray has a water basin with a thermally conductive floor and a flexible grid positioned therein to define a plurality of ice making compartments. A motor is coupled to the basin to rotate the basin and grid to an inverted position, and a link is coupled between the motor and drive such that the grid is rotatable out of the basin and is flexed to release ice cubes formed therein.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 713,244 filed Dec. 13, 2012, entitled CLEAR ICE MAKER, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.[0002]The present application is also related to, and hereby incorporates by reference the entire disclosures of, the following applications for United States Patents: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 713,283, entitled “Ice Maker with Rocking Cold Plate,” filed on Dec. 13, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,410,723; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 713,199, entitled “Clear Ice Maker with Warm Air Flow,” filed on Dec. 13, 2012; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 713,296, entitled “Clear Ice Maker with Varied Thermal Conductivity,” filed on Dec. 13, 2012; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 713,206, entitled “Layering of Low Thermal Conductive Material on Metal Tray,” filed on Dec. 13, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,310,115; U.S. patent appl...

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Application Information

Patent Timeline
16 Feb 2017
Publication
US20170045280A1
IPC
F25C1/18; F25C5/18; F25C1/24; F25B21/02; F25C5/06
CPC
F25C1/18; F25B21/02; F25C2305/022; F25C1/243; F25C5/182; F25C5/06; F25C1/22; F25C5/22
Inventors
BOARMAN, PATRICK J.; THOMAS, MARK E.